PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA – JUNE 28: Anti-American demonstrators march through the streets while protesting against the official visit of U.S. President Barack Obama June 28, 2013 in Pretoria, South Africa. Organized by the Congress of South African Trade Unions, about 800 people marched through Pretoria to voice their opposition to Obama and U.S. policy in South Africa and around the world. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

An Israeli child holds a rocket launcher as another holds her doll during a traditional military weapon display to mark the 66th anniversary of Israel’s Independence at the West Bank settlement of Efrat on May 6, 2014 near the biblical city of Bethlehem. Israelis are marking Independence Day, celebrating the 66th year since the founding of the Jewish State in 1948 according to the Jewish calendar. AFP PHOTO/GALI TIBBONGALI TIBBON/AFP/Getty Images (Newscom TagID: afplivefive782728.jpg) [Photo via Newscom]

Henry David Thoreau mentions seeing great stands of it growing in burned areas in 1857. It’s a beautiful color and its dangling stamens and large white pistil make it very easy to identify. This plant is a favorite of bee keepers and is an important nectar producer for the honey industry throughout Canada and Alaska. The honey is much sought after and commands premium pricesCongress annually writes emergency blank check, which in wildfire exceeds $2.5 billion.

Over the last century we turned trees from green friends we hug into thirst-stressed enemies we compete with for resources. But this ecological blowback didn’t happen by accident, overnight.Water depletion from afforestation is the unintended consequence of our deliberate 20th century federal lands policy. For millennia, fires set by lightning or by Native Americans limited Western forest stocks to roughly a few dozen trees per acre. No longer. The nationally terrifying Big Blowup wildfires of August 1910 led the US to in effect declare war on wildfire.

The result? More new trees compete for less sunlight, thinner soil nutrients and scarcer water resources. Insects and diseases spread faster. Unnatural afforestation creates a deadly tinderbox; fuels accumulate year after year until the inevitable wildfires burn faster, hotter, more destructive and deadlier than ever, consuming the treasure of citizens and the blood of our youth – from Montana’s Mann Gulch (1949) to Colorado’s Storm King Mountain (1994) to Arizona’s Yarnell Hill (2013).

Because today’s hottest and thirstiest parts of America are over-forested due to a vigorous and expensive federal fire-suppression initiative that has silently stocked semiarid regions with what we estimate to be several billion trees too many.

Regular and cooler seven-year fire regimes that pruned back new growth have been blocked for decades on end. Now the relentless metastasizing spread of native, excess trees reduces sap flow, slows down wind-flow, and alters the complex biophysical structure of entire landscape. It crowds out indigenous plant and animal habitat. Shade tolerant species take over; Aspen, lupine, sequoia, and fireweed can’t reproduce.

Less appreciated – both as crisis and opportunity – is how the afforestation caused by a century of fire suppression depletes a natural resource that has today become far more precious than toilet paper: fresh water.

More than half of humanity is urban. Our freshwater shortfall comes from population growth, waste, pollution, rising demand for water-intensive goods – but also parasitic competition from unnatural afforestation. Of the 39 states facing water scarcity, few feel stress more than those West of the 98th Meridian; thirsty ‘cities in the wilderness’ – from Spokane to El Paso, Bozeman to San Diego, Salt Lake City to Tucson – depend on forest lands where rain and snow fall, filter through soil to supply water. Now, as billions of excess conifers drink up tributaries of the Colorado, Columbia, Missouri, and Rio Grande, we’ve turned trees from friends into enemies.

Water conservation erodes a private or public utility’s revenues. To remain solvent, or grow, providers are forced to encourage and reward waste.

By James G. Workman (Faculty Member and 2005 Kinship Fellow)

The converse is that through the principles of H2Ownership, we can find a way to unlock the monopoly in order to save both water and the utility.

This is critical to understanding the marine connectivity between our countries. Florida is home to 18 million residents and annually hosts upwards of 90 million tourists. Florida has seen unprecedented overuse of its coastal and reef habitats. The Everglades has been sucked dry and we spend billions of dollars importing sand onto our eroding beaches. We have taken too much out of the system and are relying on importing fish to feed the demand. Biologically, Florida and the US east coast are at the end of the supply chain. These areas rely on pristine habitats upstream more then ever. We depend on healthy Cuban marine habitats more than Cuba depends on ours.

If you search for rosebay willow herb (Chamerion angustifolium) on the USDA Plants Database you find that the plant doesn’t grow in New Hampshire, but if you search for fireweed you find that it does grow here.

One of the easiest is gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis). It’s one of the first to bloom and its flower heads always look like they have been in a gale force wind and were all blown over to one side of the stem.

Wild MintWild mint (Mentha arvensis) has been used by man since the dawn of time and Pliny, Hippocrates, Aristotle and Charlemagne each wrote of its virtues

HempWeed; HEMP

Climbing Hempweed, Climbing Boneset – Mikania scandens

ConeflowerPurple cone flower (Echinacea purpurea) is known for its medicinal qualities as well as its beauty. According to the USDA the plant was used by many Native American tribes throughout North America to treat a variety of ailments.

Prohibition is Slavery

“We did $2 million in orders in two months,” Coley recalls. “I think hemp seed will eclipse it.”

According to Coley, Nectar Ales’ annual profits shot up from $1 million to $40 million after the brewery started selling hemp seed beer. “They’ve grown exponentially, so that’s good for us,” Coley says.

Cannabis, family Cannabaceae; species: Cannabis indica, Cannabis … they learned about the cultivation of hemp from the Native Americans people. … The exported fibers, were then bought back as finished products from England. … Hemp flourishes even to rankness, so that we need not want cordage.”.

Red and yellow cedar strips are worked together in an intricate Six-twine weaving to make a ceremonial hat. The Six-twine process was discovered when an ancient Tlingit was found frozen in the ice and his hat was carefully taken apart to see how the stitching was done and then put back together.

The groundnut plant grows as a twining vine and will climb just about anything. In this photo it is climbing a small oak tree.

ConeflowerPurple cone flower (Echinacea purpurea) is known for its medicinal qualities as well as its beauty. According to the USDA the plant was used by many Native American tribes throughout North America to treat a variety of ailments.

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My blog is dedicated to the exploration of industrial hemp in America including the rich history of all forms of cannabis, the evolving law and politics of hemp and marijuana, the many products made from cannabis and the capacity, real or imagined, of hemp to re-industrialize rural America and revitalize the American family farm.

Mikania/ Climbing HempWeed

Jamaican Guaco is used to make a Jamaican-style bush tea that is then used to treat various ailments. The leaves of the herb are boiled for a few minutes, sweetened with honey or with sugar if it is preferred, then sipped to bring relief from the likes of diarrhea. The fresh Guaco leaves may also be applied to areas of the skin in an effort to ease any itch or as a remedy to being bitten by certain insects.The juice from the leaves of the Jamaican Guaco bush may also be squeezed onto the desired area of the skin and used like a therapeutic oil.The sweet aroma and healing properties of the leaves also make Jamaican Guaco a favorite for adding to the water when taking a bath.

Health Benefits of Jamaican Guaco

The bush tea made from Jamaican Guaco is used as a remedy for treating diarrhea as well as to reduce fevers, suppress coughs and also as a natural blood thinner. Jamaican Guaco is also used to cleanse the blood, improve digestion, combat asthma along with promoting a healthier respiratory system. The fresh leaves of the Guaco plant may also be heated and used to kill bacteria, heal wounds, treat rashes, and stave off yeast infections as well as relieving aches and pain along sections of the body. The leaves of the Jamaican Guaco are also used to treat certain venereal diseases by killing the bacteria associated with the infection.

It has come to the author’s notice that the rural people of Hooghly, Bardhaman, and Medinipur districts of West Bengal state of India use the young leaves of this plant in management of insect bites and stings. Previous workers reported analgesic and in vitro antioxidant activities of M. scandens leaf.[4] As very limited pharmacological work has been reported on this plant, the present study was aimed to assess some neuropharmacological activities of M. scandens aerial parts in experimental rodent models.

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No one may import into Hawaii by any means the following articles without immediately notifying the Department of Agriculture of their arrival:

Any plant or plant part, including nursery-stock, tree, shrub, herb, vine, cut-flower, cutting, graft, scion, bud, seed, leaf, root, or rhizome; nut, fruit, or vegetable, grain, cereal or legume in their natural or raw state; moss, hay, straw, dry-grass, or other forage, unmanufactured log, limb, or timber, or any other plant growth or plant product, unprocessed or in the raw state; soil whether or not attached to plants; box, vehicle, baggage, or any other container in which such articles have been transported or any packing material used in connection therein.

Such notification must describe the shipment in detail, giving names and addresses of the shipper and consignee and all information necessary for identification of the shipment. Such articles must be held at point of arrival for inspection and disposition by the Department of Agriculture.

Each container must be clearly labeled with names and addresses of shipper and consignee, the contents, and the state of origin. Possession may not be taken unless each container bears a tag, label or stamp to indicate that the article has been inspected and passed.

This action shall constitute a permit by the Department of Agriculture authorizing its entry into Hawaii.

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Mar 14, 2014 – For that reason, it’s also extremely drought-tolerant. … as it is heat and drought tolerant and does well in habitats with naturally–occurring fires. Native Americans ground the seeds of Prairie Dropseed to make a tasty flour.

Mar 14, 2014 – For that reason, it’s also extremely drought-tolerant. … as it is heat and drought tolerant and does well in habitats with naturally–occurring fires. Native Americans ground the seeds of Prairie Dropseed to make a tasty flour.

Mar 14, 2014 – We’ll get a glimpse to a plethora of plants, all with their own unique histories, … It was one of the first plants used in prairie restorations as it is heat and drought tolerant and does well in habitats with naturally–occurring fires. Native Americans ground the seeds of Prairie Dropseed to make a tasty flour.

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In South Africa, we could not have achieved our freedom and just peace without the help of people around the world, who through the use of non-violent means, such as boycotts and divestment, encouraged their governments and other corporate actors to reverse decades-long support for the Apartheid regime.
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While the majority of Negroes in the United States do not rush to join the NOI, many seem to respect it. Among those who do not join, few participate in any criticism of it. The Muslim advocacy of black supremacy arouses the sympathy of many Negroes. They silently applaud the boldness of Elijah and his ministers, who openly condemn white people. This taps sentiments of racial pride which seldom find avenues of expression. The Muslims’ repeated appeals for clean living, self-respect, and self-uplift independent of the white community apparently have gained considerable respect among American Negroes. They approve of the way the Muslims live. Lacking knowledge of the complete teachings of the cult, some Negroes see the economic advantages only. Attracted by constant publicity about the claimed rehabilitation of criminals, and seeing the many photographs of well-dressed ministers and members of the elite guard, Fruit of Islam (FOI), they are impressed with the apparent success the NOI has had in bettering conditions of these members. They feel that anything that could help the Negro must be good.

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Earlier this year, an advisory panel of public health experts recommended a groundbreaking shift in federal dietary guidelines, advising the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Health and Human Services to adopt a public policy that promotes food that is good for both our health and the environment.

N.O.I. Security Agency

In 1988 the Nation of Islam (N.O.I) created a separate security agency using members of the Fruit of Islam. The agency received contracts primarily to patrol and staff public housing complexes in tough urban areas like Baltimore, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Chicago, and Los Angeles and received at least $20 million in the 1990s for security work.

Getting past the new found fear perception pirported by ADL and Law enforcement. Through its Law Enforcement Education Program (LEEP), JINSA claims to have arranged Israeli-led training sessions for over 9000 American law enforcement officials at the federal, state and municipal level. “The Israelis changed the way we do business regarding homeland security in New Jersey,” Richard Fuentes, the NJ State Police Superintendent, said after attending a 2004 JINSA-sponsored Israel trip and a subsequent JINSA conference alongside 435 other law enforcement officers.

Two former JINSA advisors who have also consulted for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Douglas Feith and Richard Perle, went on to serve in the Department of Defense under President George W. Bush, playing influential roles in the push to invade and occupy Iraq.

NOI Security had notable successes in Washington, D.C. projects particularly, but had difficulty in others and faced opposition by some members of Congress and the Anti-Defamation League, among others. It also faced scrutiny from federal agencies for racial and gender preference in hiring and from the IRS for failure to withhold taxes from employees.[4][5][6][7]

respect and calm is returning to Flag. And Baltimore housing officials and tenants give a large share of the credit to the unarmed, bow-tie-wearing guards from Baltimore-based N.O.I. Security Agency Inc.

“These guys are more involved with the community than any other security people who worked over here,” says Derrick Turpin, 26, a lifelong Flag resident. “Sometimes, they have their [news]papers out there and the bean pies. You can see some of the young kids around here look up to them; they even want to put on bow ties.”

The company is finding success where the police and other security guards have failed. Some say it is because of the respect the Nation of Islam enjoys in many African-American communities for the clean, disciplined lifestyles .

NOI also benefits from respectful image of the Fruit of Islam, an elite security force that serves as bodyguards for Mr. Farrakhan and provided protection for the Rev. Jesse Jackson during part of his 1984 presidential bid.

Whatever the reason, Baltimore housing officials say NOI has virtually eliminated violent crime in three high-rise buildings at Flag. Housing officials have since broadened the group’s no-bid contract to include several buildings at the Lafayette Courts and Lexington Terrace developments.

Hemp

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article is about industrial and foodstuff products that are derived from hemp cultivars of the Cannabis plant. For the usage of Cannabis as a drug, see Cannabis supplemnts. For other uses, see Hemp (disambiguation).

Hemp (from Old Englishhænep) is a commonly used term for high-growing varieties of the Cannabis plant and its products, which include fiber, oil, and seed. Hemp is refined into products such as hemp seed foods, hemp oil, wax, resin, rope, cloth, pulp, paper, and fuel.

Other variants of the herb Cannabis are widely used as a drug, commonly known as marijuana. These variants are typically low-growing and have higher content of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), cannabidiol (CBD), and other cannabinoids. The legality of Cannabis varies widely from country to country, and from state to state in the United States. In many countries regulatory limits for concentrations of psychoactive drug compounds, particularly THC, in hemp require the use of strains of the plant which are bred for low content.[1]

(and a history of getting black men with records moving in a more productive direction), are folks like the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, whose tenure at Trinity United Church of Christ, in Chicago, involved multiple initiatives aimed at addressing violence and crime on the South Side. Oh, and needless to say they don’t praise groups like the NOI, which have a long track record of effective anti-crime initiatives in urban communities (and a history of getting black men with records moving in a more productive direction), or folks like the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, whose tenure at Trinity United Church of Christ, in Chicago, involved multiple initiatives aimed at addressing violence and crime on the South Side.

ALGEBRA OUR WAY TODAY

Google+ By Introducing baby to algebra as early as the baby shower via algebra themed baby beginnings, such as: mobiles, room plaques, pacifiers and other baby algebra paraphernalia, we inundate baby with the message that algebra is important to baby and family tradition.

Baby algebra uses pictures and key words to help Baby to generalize and grasp algebra concepts. Therefore, we can think our way through the stepping-stones called tests.

While Colors and images react. Colors with one side of the brain, images with the other side of the brain, together, create and complete the learning process inherent at birth. WALLA! Baby does algebra. Algebra is Art Google+

As a conservative, I’m glad to see direct payments eliminated in this new farm bill. As a cattle farmer I understand firsthand the importance of agricultural policy reform. While there are still issues with this bill, it is important to recognize that removing the food stamp portion of it is a key first step in a larger process. It is also important to recognize that decoupling food stamps from the rest of the bill gives us the opportunity to debate nearly $400 billion as a standalone item. As a matter of open and transparent government, our constituents deserve to have these two issues debated separately.

65 percent of farms in Kentucky did not collect subsidy payments – according to USDA.

Representative Paul Anderson (R) District: 12B

Ten percent collected 73 percent of all subsidies. Number of Recipients Subsidy Total 2012 (DOES NOT INCLUDE COST PAID For INSurance

During the food stamp debate, #GOP#RepStephenFincher, who received thousands in farm subsidies, responded to a Democratic Congressman during the debate over the cuts by quoting the bible, saying “the one who is unwilling to work shall not eat.” Fincher himself has received his own large share of government money. From 1999 to 2012, Stephen & Lynn Fincher Farms received $3,483,824 in agriculture subsidies. Last year he took in $70,574 alone.

Ten-Year Costs of Federal Farm Bills, in Billions of Dollars

2002

2008

2012

Projected cost after bill was passed

$451

$604.1

$950-963*

Actual cost

$587.5

$916.6**

Percent each bill is over budget

30%

52%

Percent increase from previous bill (projected costs compared)

34%

57 – 59%

Notes: * Final bill has not been signed into law, but respective versions have passed the full Senate and House Agriculture Committee.** Includes actual costs for FY08-11 and estimated costs for FY12-17.

Minnesota’s bill is waiting for approval, with no arrests Expected along with California Governor Jerry Brown Signed Hemp Bill SB 566!Vote Hemp and the Hemp Industries Association (HIA) are excited to report that Governor Jerry Brown has signed SB 566, the California Industrial Hemp Farming Act. After moving smoothly through the California legislature with strong bi-partisan support, this landmark legislation has now become California law. Introduced by Senator Mark Leno earlier this year, SB 566 ensures that California is prepared to begin registering hemp farmers once the federal government has given states the green light. The California Industrial Hemp Farming Act will establish a framework for farming the oilseed and fiber varieties of the plant, which are used in a myriad of everyday consumer products, including food, body care, clothing, paper, auto parts, composites, building materials, and bio-fuels.

While President Obama is busying himself with other GOP Crises emergencies, Vermont’s Assembly has voted to approve a measure, which already passed the Senate, to allow licensed hemp cultivation to begin production by the end of this summer. Under current Vermont law, hemp has technically been legalized, but, like Kentucky’s new hemp law, a provision was included that makes hemp cultivation contingent on a change in federal law.

This measure – Senate Bill 157 – which now heads to the governor for final approval, would remove this provision, blatantly flouting federal law in order to bring the state the much-needed revenue and jobs that a legalized hemp market could supply.

“It really is one of the most versatile plants there is. I can’t think of any more versatile that you can build with, eat and make clothes out of,” stated Representative Teo Zagar, a Democrat, “If Vermont takes the lead on this, and we have Vermont natural hemp products, it could be huge. We could have a huge export market opportunity.” Zagar was one of 127 representatives who voted to approve the measure – only 4 voted against the proposal. The measure is expected to be signed into law by the governor, signaling yet another massive victory in the movement to end hemp and cannabis prohibition.

With a market that congressional research indicates consists of over 25,000 various products, it’s about time we end the absurdity, and start taking advantage of this incredibly diverse industrial commodity. – TheJointBlog

The Preamble and the Constitution is addressing to only men and women of their own kind. They established it to promote Christian laws with Christian principles. Like after like, kind after kind.

A clear and precise understanding that, ’WE The People’ was known and understood to mean the people of the white race and none other.The Preamble emanated from and for the people so designated by the words “to ourselves and our posterity” Black’s always worked well with the hemp plant–But landed in jail by the millions.

Marijuana Laws in Minnesota Marijuana, or Cannabis, is a plant that has been used by humans for many thousands of years – including its main uses as fiber (Hemp – especially the male plants) and as a psychoactive agent (Marijuana – the female plants).

This was true all over the world, as well as in the United States – though Marijuana use was associated more with the warmer climate areas of the world. In fact, George Washington himself grew Cannabis on his farm. There was no such thing as a criminal law prohibiting Marijuana.Until the 1930s in the United States, that is. Now, in the early 21st Century, it appears that our Nation is coming to its senses again, and may soon End Prohibition again, and Re-Legalize Marijuana. In the meantime however,Minnesota still has laws making possession or sale of Marijuana a crime. Here is a summary of those Minnesota laws.Criminal Laws relating to Marijuana in Minnesota are primarily state and federal statutes.A criminal case related to Marijuana in Minnesota could potentially be prosecuted in either state of federal court (or both), depending upon the facts claimed by police, and upon the exercise of prosecutorial discretion.Minnesota State or Federal Court?

Minnesota Statutes Chapter 152 “Drugs, Controlled Substances”Most of the criminal statutes relating to marijuana are contained in Chapter 152 of Minnesota Statutes. In Section 152.02, Subd. 2 “Schedule 1,” marijuana is defined as “Schedule 1,” reflecting the current federal legal scheme. The felony drug crimes are mostly laid out, ironically, as “Controlled Substances Crimes” from “first degree” (the most serious) to “fifth degree.” Marijuana is one of several drugs made criminal in these statutes. (Possession of alcohol is no longer a crime.)

CASH FOR KIDS PREY FOR PRISON INDUSTRY.What is “Sale?”
One interesting feature of the current criminal legal scheme is the legislative arrogance of defining “cultivation” to mean “manufacture;” and then, to define “manufacture” to mean “sell.” (If you grow a tomato in your backyard and eat it right off the vine, fresh, according to the logic of current Minnesota law, by doing so you have “sold” a tomato!)

6.7 Sec. 19. [18K.02] PURPOSE.6.8The legislature finds that the development and use of industrial hemp can improve 6.9the state’s economy and agricultural vitality and the production of industrial hemp can 6.10be regulated so as not to interfere with the strict regulation of controlled substances in 6.11this state. The purpose of the Industrial Hemp Development Act is to promote the state 6.12economy and agriculture industry by permitting the development of a regulated industrial 6.13hemp industry while maintaining strict control of marijuana.7.19 Sec. 23.[18K.06] INDUSTRIAL HEMP PRODUCTION; NOTIFICATION.7.20(a) Annually, a licensee must file with the commissioner:7.21(1) documentation showing that the seeds planted are of a type and variety certified 7.22to contain no more than three-tenths of one percent tetrahydrocannabinol; and7.23(2) a copy of any contract to grow industrial hemp.7.24(b) A licensee must notify the commissioner of the sale or distribution of any 7.25industrial hemp grown by the licensee, including, but not limited to, the name and address 7.26of the person or entity receiving the industrial hemp and the amount of industrial hemp sold.

7.27 Sec. 24. [18K.07] RULEMAKING.7.28(a) The commissioner shall make rules dealing with, but not limited to:7.29(1) supervising and inspecting industrial hemp during its growth and harvest;7.30(2) testing industrial hemp during growth to determine tetrahydrocannabinol levels;7.31(3) assessing a fee commensurate with the costs of the commissioner’s activities in 7.32licensing, testing, and supervising industrial hemp production;7.33(4) using the results of the background checks authorized in section 18K.05 as 7.34criteria for approving or denying an application for industrial hemp licensure; and8.1(5) any other rule or procedure necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.8.2(b) Rules made under this section must be consistent with the rules of the United 8.3States Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, regarding the production, 8.4distribution, and sale of industrial hemp.

8.5 Sec. 25. [18K.08] FEES.8.6Fees collected under this chapter must be credited to the industrial hemp account, 8.7which is hereby established in the agricultural fund in the state treasury. Interest earned in 8.8the account accrues to the account. Funds in the industrial hemp account are continuously 8.9appropriated to the commissioner to implement and enforce this chapter.

8.10 Sec. 26. [18K.09] DEFENSE FOR POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA. 8.11It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution for the possession of marijuana under 8.12chapter 152 if:8.13(1) the defendant was growing industrial hemp pursuant to the provisions of this 8.14chapter;8.15(2) the defendant has a valid applicable controlled substances registration from the 8.16United States Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration;8.17(3) the defendant fully complied with all of the conditions of the controlled 8.18substances registration; and8.19(4) the substance in possession is industrial hemp, as defined in section 18K.03.6.23CROP.6.24Industrial hemp is considered an agricultural crop in this state if grown in 6.25compliance with this chapter. A person may possess, process, sell, or buy industrial 6.26hemp that is planted, grown, and harvested in accordance with the provisions of sections 6.2718K.05 and 18K.06.

6.28 Sec. 22. [18K.05] LICENSING.6.29(a) A person growing or seeking to grow industrial hemp for commercial purposes 6.30must apply to the commissioner for a license on a form prescribed by the commissioner.7.1(b) The application for a license must include the name and address of the applicant 7.2and the legal description of the land area to be used for the production of industrial hemp.7.3(c) The commissioner must require each first-time applicant for a license to submit 7.4to a background investigation conducted by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension as a 7.5condition of licensure. As part of the background investigation, the Bureau of Criminal 7.6Apprehension must conduct criminal history checks of Minnesota records and is authorized 7.7to exchange fingerprints with the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the purpose of a 7.8criminal background check of the national files. The cost of the investigation must be paid 7.9by the applicant. Criminal history records provided to the commissioner under this section 7.10must be treated as private data on individuals, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12.7.11(d) Prior to issuing a license under the provisions of this chapter, the commissioner 7.12must determine that the applicant has complied with all applicable requirements of 7.13the United States Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, for the 7.14production, distribution, and sale of industrial hemp.7.15(e) If the applicant has completed the application process to the satisfaction of the 7.16commissioner, the commissioner must issue a license which is valid until December 31 7.17of the year of application. An individual licensed under this section is presumed to be 7.18growing industrial hemp for commercial purposes.

Smallholder farmers actually produced most of the world’s food and they are also some of the people that sometimes go hungry,” explained ActionAid’s senior policy analyst Doug Hertzler. “There are studies over many decades that show smallholder farmers can actually produce more food per land area than large farms when they have adequate access to resources and input.” there are dedicated people who see great opportunities in agriculture today and want to start their own farm or ranch businesses.

The Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act will invest in the next generation of American producers by:

Enabling access to land, credit, and technical assistance for new producers.

Assisting new producers to launch and strengthen new farm and value-added businesses.

Helping new producers become good land stewards.

Providing training, mentoring, and research that beginning farmers and ranchers need to be successful.

Conducting outreach on agricultural job opportunities for military veterans.

PROVISIONS

Title I – Conservation

Sections 101, 102 & 131 — Conservation Reserve Program Transition Incentive Program (CRP-TIP) – Amend Sections 1231 and 1235 of the Food Security Act to reauthorize CRP-TIP through 2018 and provide $50 million in mandatory funding over the life of the new farm bill. Additionally, include provisions to strengthen the conservation language, create a comprehensive conservation plan option, create an easement option through the Grassland Reserve Program or the Farm and Ranch Land Protection Program, and allow transition between family members who meet the eligibility criteria but only in the case of land sales to the younger generation. Will help retiring farmers make their land available for the next generation of farmers to afford.